E. Complete the sentences. Use the Present Simple or Present Continuous. 1. Helen (take, not) the taxi to her parents every day. She usually (walk) instead.
2. It (snow, not) at the moment. The sun (not shine). (Snow, it) a lot here?
3. I (look) at the board at the moment. (I, see) some words on it.
4. I (need) to write a message to my friends today and inform them about my new address. They (know, not) my new telephone number.
5. The juice is good. I (like) it. What kind is it? I (prefer) juice to cola. How about you?
6. The children (be) at the beach right now. They (have) a great time. They (have) a beach ball and they (play) with it. They (like) to play beach volleyball. Their elder siblings (sunbathe).
7. I (think) about thunderbirds and waves right now. I (think) that thunderbirds are beautiful birds.
8. Andrew is at his table. He (sit) and (write) a composition. He (use) a dictionary from time to time to look up the spelling of some words. The dictionary (belong, not) to him. It (belong) to his roommate.
9. It (rain) this afternoon. I can see Scarlett from my window. She (stand) at the bus-stop. She (hold) her purse. She (wait) for the bus.
10. I (look) at Brook at the moment. She (look) furious. She (have) a frown on her face. She (have, not) any fun right now, I think.

People can hardly imagine their lives without modern technologies nowadays. it is almost impossible to go out without a mobile phone or an mp3 player, for example. these devices have become an important part of our life. moreover, almost every day either a new technology is being invented or an old one is being improved. to stay up-to-date people keep buying newer items. soon our houses and work places will look like electronic stores. technology is all around us. first of all, we need it for work. all modern offices are equipped with computers, scanners, printers, and other useful machines. one of the most important devices today is the wi-fi modem as it provides internet. secondly, technologies surround us at home, in cars and everywhere. it includes tvs, radios, refrigerators, vacuum-cleaners, washing machines, cd-players, e-books, cameras and else. perhaps, the most important thing about technological progress is that it allows us to do many things which would be impossible without it. for example, we can communicate with friends from other countries with the help of computers. we can even see them and have a live conversation. there are many people who are against new technologies. in my opinion, technological progress has made our lives more interesting and bright. thanks to computers and internet i find more educational resources. such electronic items as vacuum-cleaner, washing machine, microwave, dish washer, blender and some others have made my mum’s life easier. so i’m sure that new technologies are for good. in conclusion, i’d like to say, that technological progress continues and it moves rather fast. thus, i think that soon we will live in ‘smart’ houses with robots doing all housework instead of us.

social pressure is a very difficult theme. it's a direct influence on people, as a result changing their attitudes, values of behaviors. in psychology, developed in the 1950s. the methodolody called asch paradigm(парадигма эша). which considers how individuals defied main group and the effect of such influences on opinions and beliefs. in this experiment only 5%(persent) of members were always stayed by the crowd. i also felt this pressure on myself. for example, when you want to ask the teacher a question, but you don't do it. because classmates will think you're blunt. or second example, if you're grow up in "right" family and you'd mastered the right things. some bands could use this stuff against you, they'll call you "cry-baby" or somthing. reverse psycholody at work and in the end a youngster joins the gang.

today socia media provides a massive new digital arena for peer preasure and influence. research shows that actions and influence on social media may lead to changes in identity, conviction or habits in real life for us.